Letters from NYC

Katrina Blog Relief Day

Today, the blogosphere will attempt to turn its sweaty keyboards for good. Hugh Hewitt challenged bloggers to help suvivors by raising funds through blogging. Instapundit then suggested a date and our beloved NZ Bear will be Tallying the Results.

Update: A way to give in threefold! Command Post's Strengthen the Good members have been asked to challenge our readers by matching their donations. So, if you send me proof either via fax, email, snail mail, etc., I will match any reader's donation upto a $300.00 maximum. I will make the matching donation via my firm, as they are matching dollar for dollar all employee contributions. I will post proof of my donation upon my return from vacation.

Now, if you can't give money, then I want your blood. Here's the site where you can go and make an appointment to donate blood at a center near you!

Another way to participate is through auction blogging, where you put up items for bidding or sale (as I will do below), so that others can bid or buy on your items. Another is to support your favorite blogger (select one from the Tallying Results link above) by purchasing or bidding the items they have for sale. Either way it's for a good cause and you'll be receiving something in return. All of the proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity and shipping costs will be covered by me. (Thanks to Laughing Wolf who also has items for sale/bidding)

Items For Bidding:
Sam's Teach Yourself Moveable Type in 24 hrs

The Complete Reference Book on Access 2002

Microsoft Special Edition: Using Outlook 2003

Special Edition Star Wars Trilogy Videotape Set

Items for Sale:
A Personalized Sexy Voice Mail Greeting recorded with your choice of wording [nothing profane] and in any format. Cost per message is $10.00

Manuscript Editing/Proofreading Service - for review of 1 complete draft - Cost is $1.00/page. So if you have a manuscript for a book that you're hoping to get published I can help with the editing process and give you guidance on "how to submit a book for publishing to get results." My credential are:
- Edited 3 books (1 for a prominent author) that were published by different publishing houses.
- Self-published a book of children's poems
- Guided 2 professors at Hunter College to successfully get their memoirs published by different publishing houses.

I will add to this list later tonight when I get home. Bidding/Purchase should be done via the comment section for all to see. Checks can be made payable directly to the charity of your choice. I will also ship to winning bidders upon being given proof of online donation to a charity of your choice. Please send any questions to: lettersfromnyc**at**yahoo.**dot**com.

UPDATE: Response to Rich's email: I do have a verified Paypal account if funds wish to be transfered securely in that way. However all bid/offers must be made publicly through the comment section. THANKS!

THIS POST WILL REMAIN AT THE TOP UNTIL ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD/AUCTIONED.

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